Archive of 2008 March

Thank you Gary Gygax

March 06, 2008  :  On Art and Artists      
Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has passed away. I know that a lot of people dismiss D&D as a joke, something that geeks should be embarrassed about. ... Read More

Juried shows: a follow-up

March 06, 2008  :  Business of making art      
So, I just learned that I didn't make the cut for yet another competition I entered. Sigh. So annoying. So hard not to get frustrated. But the stats of this show just to go prove my point about how futile these competitions are as ... Read More

finding your true fans

March 06, 2008  :  Business of making art      
Kevin Kelly's article 1000 True Fans has been buzzing around the internet these past couple days. In it, he describes how he believes how "anyone producing works of art" can make a living if they find 1,000 dedicated fans of their work: "Instead of trying ... Read More

quest for brown, revisited

March 17, 2008  :  Being an Artist      
Once again I have found myself spending an inordinate amount of time seeking out the perfect shade of brown. The brown of dried leaves, of old wood, of worn out shoe leather. The brown I see when I close my ... Read More

I ain’t that deep (a mini-rant)

March 27, 2008  :  On Art and Artists      
Why are visual artists always expected to have a deep pyschological or political meaning behind their art, while musicians are allowed to just play and enjoy the act of making music?